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LEWIS BETTS.. OF NEW YO K, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 71,444, dated November 26, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, LEWIS F. Burrs, of the city of New York, in the State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement on Lanterns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand tothc letters and marks thereon, which said drawings form part'of this specification, and exhibit my improvement as a part of the lantern shown- Figure 1 being a view, by vertical section, of such lantern,

Figure 2 being a view of the upper third of the lantern, and

Figure 3 a view of the lower third thereof.

In each of these figures, where like parts are shown, like letters and marks are used to indicate the parts..

My improvement is here shown applied to a lantern, the globe a of which is detachable, and isof the usual height. The guard-bis shorter than is usual, and, instead of the top part of the guard being connected to the bottom part of the dome, it will be seen that it is connected to a conical downward ex tension, c,which, while it forms a. covering or shield to the globe, also is a reflector. The bottom of this extension 0 is connected to the upper part of the guard by spring-catches d. i

This construction and. arrangement of the parts enable me to make a lantern, with the loose or detachable, globeofthe usual height, with shorter guards than usual, and yet prevent the top from being unduly heated, i

while the light will be thrown more downward, through as small part of the globe as is possible, i The guard being from one to two inches shorterthan the globe, allows spaee for the extension piece, to give protection to the globe, and also deflect the light downwards;' and, by fastening the deflector with spring catches, under the shoulderof the upright pieces of the guard, astrong connection is made, which afi'ords very easy and ready alli-xing' or removal of the dome from the. guard. The-lower part 0? the guard is afiixed to the bottom piece of the lantern, so that, when the extension piece is detached from the guard, theglobe may readily be removed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. Connecting the dome of the lantern with the guards by the intermediate extension piece a, substantially as recited.-

2. Having a conical reflector extending down over the upper portionof the globe, substantially asset forth. This specification signed this 28th day of February, 1867.

- LEWIS F. BE'ITS.

Witnesses:

- WM. UNDERIIILL,

J. MORRISON. 

